Our Institute of Public Health houses the School of Health Science and Practice centers of excellence. These centers focus on high-priority topics of concern to communities and the Nation at large. They draw upon the expertise in our academic departments and other resources outside as well as inside New York Medical College.

Below is a list of faculty who have appointments in those areas.

Center for Disaster Medicine

Amler, Sherlita, MD, MS, FAAP
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health
Adjunct Professor of Public Health

Contreras, George W., MEP, MPH, MS, CEM, FAcEM
Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Doering, Garrett T., MS, CEM, MEP, CHSP
Fellow, Institute of Public Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health

Doyle-Eisele, Melanie L., PhD
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Gonzalez, Dario, MD, FACEP
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health 

Kaplan, Emily, DrPH, MPA, EMTP
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Kanter, Marc P., MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Lee Jr, Tai M., EMT-P/CIC, MEP
Instructor, Institute of Public Health

Markenson, David S., MD, MBA
Director and Professor, Institute of Public Health 

Martinez, Craig D.
Fellow

McDonald, Jacob D., PhD, Fellow ATS
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Nevins, Natalie A., DO, MSHPE, FS, COL US ARMY RES
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Pohlman, Kevin, MEd, NRP, FACHE, CCEMT-P, CHSE, CHSOS, NHDP-BC
Fellow, Institute of Public Health 

Reilly, Michael J., DrPH, MPH, NREMT-P, CEM
Senior Fellow, Institute of Public Health
Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health

Taubman, Cara B., MD, MPH
Fellow, Institute of Public Health

Yeh, Jesson, MD
Senior Fellow

Center on Disability and Health

Adams, Mariela, MS
Instructor, Institute of Public Health

Bacon, Ansley, MA, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Institute of Public Health

Bertin, Mark, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health

Bliss, Kiley J., PhD, BCBA
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Brugger, Melinda S,, CHEP, CHSP
Fellow

Canter, Jennifer, MD, MPH, FAAP
Professor, Institute of Public Health

Carbone, Joseph R., MD, FAPA
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Carr, Debra E., PsyD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Castillo, Jenean A., MA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Edwards, Karen S., MD, MPH
Professor, Institute of Public Health

Estes, Christine, MM, MA, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Fox, Susan W., MEd, MA, PhD
Center Director and Associate Professor of Public Health

Franklin, Kathleen, PhD, CCC-SLP
Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology
Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health

Lequia, Jenna L., PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Mandappa, Pavithra, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Millman, Karen, MST
Instructor, Institute of Public Health

Myhren, Katelyn M., MS, MBA
Instructor, Institute of Public Health

Obermeyer, Izel, MS
Instructor, Institute of Public Health

Patrick, Patricia A., MPH, DrPH
Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health
Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health

Rao, Trupti, MA, PsyD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Reiman, Elizabeth, LCSW-R, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Singh, Baldev K., MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health

Towle, Patricia, MA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health

Turygin, Nicole C., PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Health